More than his recent and unprecedented indictment, Donald Trump should be fearful of losing his evangelical base to another candidate willing to toe the line on evangelical orthodoxy on social policies. At least, that’s what pundits, politicians and pollsters are…
Saying the quiet part out loud
Isn’t it eye-opening when people say the quiet parts out loud? When they do, you learn what they really think. That was the case last month when a Republican lawmaker from Alaska attended a House Judiciary Committee meeting where representatives…
Tucker Carlson takes on Russell Moore, Beth Moore, Tim Keller and David French
It’s not just “liberals” who draw Tucker Carlson’s scorn these days. Even some stalwarts of evangelical conservativism are too “woke” to please the acerbic Fox News personality. On Thursday, March 2, Carlson called out Russell Moore, Tim Keller, Beth Moore…
The Texas conservative pipeline put a judge on the federal bench who will singlehandedly determine the fate of medication abortion in America
A judge who could determine the future accessibility of a common early-term abortion medication has risen to the federal bench through a conservative Christian pipeline custom-made for such a time as this. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk (kaz-MARE-ik) was nominated to the…
Abortion safe havens and deserts: Where a woman can and cannot access an abortion in the United States right now
Following the reversal of Roe v. Wade, abortion laws in the United States have become increasingly more complex, making women’s access to reproductive health care difficult. Some states are creating new laws to preserve the right to an abortion, while…
Life post-Roe: Is there middle ground between religious liberty and medical freedom?
This weekend marked the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Roe v. Wade, the court case that decriminalized abortion nationwide. But it was not the kind of anniversary celebration pro-choice advocates wanted to celebrate. Opponents of abortion,…
FDA approval for pharmacies dispensing abortion pills changes the debate
The U.S. Food Drug Administration last week lifted regulations on abortion drugs, allowing pharmacists to dispense some medication with prescriptions, prompting adjustments at some faith-based abortion groups. Some groups that oppose abortion rights filed lawsuits and called on Christians to…
The costly victory of evangelicals and Catholics
Have evangelical leaders and Catholic bishops made a strategic blunder? When they decided the cultural war battlefield needed to be the Supreme Court, they engaged in a decades-long battle to have the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade. In the…
Interpreting the recent dramatic decrease in American teen pregnancy rates
Ryan Burge — pastor, author and statistician — frequently shares intriguing research data on his Twitter account. On Nov. 19, Burge tweeted a graph showing the dramatic decrease in the amount of recorded U.S. teen pregnancies with the caption, “Can…